The Impact of Non-performing Loans on the Performance of Commercial Banks: A Case Study of GTB, Skye Bank and Zenith Bank


Keyword : Non-performing loans .CBN .Commercial banks .Finance


Author(s) : Chukwuemeka Ojukwu

Abstract :   

The study examines the impact of non-performing loans on the performance of commercial banks in Nigeria. The study made use of time series data on nonperforming loans and total assets of the banks from 2005 to 2015 deriving the data from Annual Report of GTB, Skye Bank and Zenith Bank for various years. The study examines the trend of the non-performing loans of each bank. The study also investigated the impact of non-performing loans on bank performance proxy total assets of the bank using Ordinary Least Squares technique. The findings of the study show that Zenith Bank performed relatively better than Skye Bank and GTB in terms of loan management from 2010 onward when the CBN Policy on non-performing loans came into existence. The findings further showed that the non-performing loans did not have any significant impact on the total assets of the banks in the period under study. The study therefore recommends that there is need for the CBN to intensify her effort on ensuring that commercial banks with policy on nonperforming loans.

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